School: Castleblayney (2) (roll number 10649)

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   nest of moss and lines it with wet mud. The bird sits on the eggs a month. The eggs are sky blue and dotted with black.
   The sparrow builds a nest in whins or thorn bushes.

   

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   The wild birds in our district are:- The swallow. swift. robin. sparrow. goldfinch. yellowhammer. jennywren. bluebonnet. tomtit. bullfinch. thorngrey. woodpecker. housesparrow. blackbird. thrush. crow. pigeon. Jackdaw. magpie. hawk. curlew. plover. snipe. seagull. partridge. cuckoo. ballcoot. The swallow and swift migrate. The robin builds her nest in a bank of a ditch. It is built of moss and lined with hair. She lays five eggs the colour of the eggs is white with brown dots. The blackbird builds her nest in a thorn bush. Her nest is built of mud

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. animal-lore (~1,185)
         1. bird-lore (~2,478)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Willie Bailey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Tullyvin, Co. Monaghan